{"id":37681,"date":"2020-05-06T09:00:01","date_gmt":"2020-05-06T13:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/?p=37681"},"modified":"2024-03-25T11:22:59","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T15:22:59","slug":"the-club-connection-chicagoland-mopar-connection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/owners-clubs\/2020\/05\/the-club-connection-chicagoland-mopar-connection.html","title":{"rendered":"The Club Connection: Chicagoland Mopar®<\/sub> Connection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The busy, bustling Windy City is home to one of the largest\nMopar\u00ae<\/sub> car clubs in the United States \u2013 Chicagoland Mopar Connection. We\nrecently caught up with Scott Spirakes, a dedicated member of the club, to find\nout what they\u2019ve been up to lately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The club started in December 1986 with just a handful of\nmembers and in the summer of 1987, they had their first car show across all\nmakes and models. Today, the club is made up of hundreds of Mopar owners representing\nfour chapters with members spanning across Northern Illinois, Southern\nWisconsin and Eastern Iowa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So what makes this the area\u2019s club of choice? According to\nScott, \u201cWe have a wonderful leadership team that makes our car club successful.\nWe all make a concerted effort to recruit members and provide a service they\nenjoy with their entire family. Cars are an investment, ya know? This club is\nall about spending quality time with family and friends enjoying our cars.\u201d\nPromoting camaraderie within the car community for generations to come and\nforming friendships that will last a lifetime? Sign us up!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scott is so passionate about the strength of the shared passion for cars that he wrote a short story about spending time with his dad, through the eyes of a little boy. We\u2019re not crying, you\u2019re crying\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When the members of Chicagoland Mopar Connection aren\u2019t fixing\nand shining up their rides for local events, you can find them traveling\ntogether for national shows. They especially love the enormous caravan they\ntake annually to visit The Nationals (formerly Mopar Nationals) at National\nTrail Raceway in Columbus, Ohio. The three-day event held around the first\nweekend in August is the longest running consecutive Mopar vehicle-only show in the\ncountry. With over 3,000 cars in attendance, it\u2019s like Christmas morning for\nDodge\/Mopar fanatics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In addition to traveling the country to larger-scale car\nshows, each chapter hosts their own car show with some of them showcasing a swap\nmeet as well. \u201cOur swap meets are a hit with both our members and the\ncommunity. When you are working on restoring any car, you often find yourself\nin need of parts so the swap meets help the whole Mopar community,\u201d Scott\nexplained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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They circulate a monthly newsletter to make sure the whole\nclub is in regular communication, and you can find everything from events and photo galleries to forums on their\nwebsite<\/strong>. (hyperlink to their website<\/em><\/strong>) There are no prerequisites for\nmembership other than an interest in FCA manufactured vehicles. Annual dues are\nonly $25, and include free personal want ads in the newsletter along with\ndiscounted fees and other special offers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you are into Mopar vehicles, are looking to add a little\nexcitement to your life and live close to their action, you should definitely\ncheck out Chicagoland Mopar Connection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n